John Hoornbeek, Ph.D.
Congratulations to John Hoornbeek, Ph.D., professor of health policy and management in the CKent State ollege of Public Health, for co-authoring the textbook American Public Policy.
Now in its thirteenth edition, American Public Policy provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the policymaking process, from procedural approaches and policy instruments to in-depth analysis of specific policy issues. First author B. Guy Peters and new coauthor John Hoornbeek ensure that the mechanisms of complex governmental policy process are understandable to a range of reades as they discuss a variety of topical policy areas.
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Rob Kollin, MS, MSM
Rob Kollin, MS, MSM, lecturer in the Kent State College of Public Health, was recently featured as a guest on the Becker’s Healthcare Podcast. In the episode, Kollin shared perspectives on effective leadership, emotional intelligence, and communication in healthcare and public health, and discussed mentoring emerging leaders, servant leadership, and how real-world experience and discomfort can drive growth and impact. Congratulations!
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Tara Smith, Ph.D.
Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology in the Kent State University College of Public Health, has been named to the Stanford/Elsevier World's Top 2% Scientists list, an internationally recognized database identifying the most cited researchers worldwide. This honor is based on a recently updated study published by Stanford University and reflects the global impact of her scholarship and leadership in public health. Many congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!
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Recent Faculty Publications
The College of Public Health is pleased to share our faculty’s most recent publications:
Alrubaie N, Gidal B, Armour E, Hoornbeek J, Lanese B, VanGeest J, Hill C. Birth rates among teenagers with epilepsy in Michigan: a retrospective analysis of a Medicaid-insured cohort from 2016-2022. Public Health Rep. In press. doi:10.1177/00333549251385975
Anderson A, King J. Exploring food insecurity in post-traditional students at a Midwest multicampus university. J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2025;20(5):818-826. doi:10.1080/19320248.2025.2489496
Bernstein JA, Seth A, Rao M, Katz JC, Singh U, Greisner W, Lierl M, Prince B, Mavunda K, Bernstein CK, Guan T, Nation AJ, Rudman Spergel AK, Togias A, Glazman M. Randomized trial of ultraviolet irradiation units installed in homes of children and adolescents with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob. 2025;4(2):100427. doi:10.1016/j.jacig.2025.100427
Brown MF, Cheruvu VK, VanGeest JB, Smith TC, Langkamp DL. Adolescents’ and young adults’ hopeful future expectations during the COVID-19 crisis. Ohio J Public Health. 2025. In press. doi:10.18061/ojph.6412
Brown MF, Cheruvu VK, VanGeest JB, Smith TC, Langkamp DL. COVID-19 vaccination among adolescents and young adults: test of the Triandis Model of Interpersonal Behavior and the Health Belief Model. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2025;64(2):210-229. doi:10.1177/00099228241258926
Chatfield SL, Ayoade E, Essel B, DeBois KA, Orlins E, Singh MK, Evans SD. Exploring the role of technology in youth and adolescent deaths by suicide using data from the 2017-2019 National Violent Death Reporting System. Psychol Trauma. 2025;17(suppl 1):S60-S68. doi:10.1037/tra0001822
Chiyaka ET, Cheruvu VK, Hoornbeek JA. An evaluation of the Pathways Community HUB approach to improving birth outcomes: a retrospective study using propensity score matching in Richland, Ohio. Matern Child Health J. 2025;29(10):1425-1434. doi:10.1007/s10995-025-04172-w
Coetzer-Liversage A, Kirkland C, Stephens PC, Stein LAR. Exploring identity and physical activity in substance use recovery: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Int J Qual Res. 2025;4(3):249-260. doi:10.47540/ijqr.v4i3.1888
Curtis A, Curtis J, Ajayakumar J, Jefferis E. Using spatial mixed methods to reveal the geographic nuances of opioid overdose patterns in small and rural towns. In: Leitner M, ed. New Research in Crime Modeling and Mapping Using Geospatial Technologies. Geotechnologies and the Environment. Vol 27. Springer; 2025:211-230. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-81580-5_10
Dalman MR, Simison WB, Nielsen D, Bhatta S, Ramahi N, Yee C, Thapaliya D, Kadariya J, Cheatham S, Olson H, Smith TC. Staphylococcus aureus carriage is associated with microbiome composition in the nares and oropharynx, not the hand, of monozygotic twins. Front Microbiomes. 2025;3:1457940. doi:10.3389/frmbi.2024.1457940
Durieux JC, Koberssy Z, Daher J, Baissary J, Abboud M, Atieh O, Woolverton C, McComsey GA. Sex differences in inflammation and markers of gut integrity in long COVID. Sci Rep. 2025;15(1):27374. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-11470-4
Gudina AT, Kamen CS, Hirko KA, Adler DH, Ossip DJ, Williams EM, Cheruvu VK, Cupertino AP. Lung cancer screening uptake under the revised US Preventive Services Task Force guidelines: assessing disparities. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025;34(1):35-41. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-24-0725
Harville C, King J. Food insecurity, stress, and depression: a longitudinal study of Midwestern college students from 2020-2022. J Am Coll Health. 2025;Aug 18:1-8. doi:10.1080/07448481.2025.2545879
King SR, Hallam JS, Schwindt VE. A social cognitive approach to improving stress and anxiety management among student pharmacists. Am J Pharm Educ. 2025;89(9):101486. doi:10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101486
Li C, Guan T. Pulmonary function and physical performance in adolescent e-cigarette users: a narrative review. Front Public Health. 2025;13:1703712. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2025.1703712
Maharjan J, Zhu J, King J, Phan N, Kenne D, Jin R. Large-scale deep learning-enabled infodemiological analysis of substance use patterns on social media: insights from the COVID-19 pandemic. JMIR Infodemiology. 2025;5:e59076. doi:10.2196/59076
Maharjan J, Jin R, King J, Zhu J, Kenne D. Differential analysis of age, gender, race, sentiment, and emotion in substance use discourse on Twitter during the COVID-19 pandemic: a natural language processing approach. JMIR Infodemiology. 2025;5:e67333. doi:10.2196/67333
Maharjan J, Jin R, Zhu J, Kenne D. Psychometric evaluation of large language model embeddings for personality trait prediction. J Med Internet Res. 2025;27:e75347. doi:10.2196/75347
Nolan RD, Beasusir A, Hallam JS, O’Brien B, Mukherjee R, Peters K, Yust-Katz S. Development and validation of the Neuro-Oncology Grief Index. Neurooncol Pract. 2025;npaf108. doi:10.1093/nop/npaf108
Nigbur D, Chatfield SL. Naming themes in interpretative phenomenological analysis: recommendations and examples. Int J Qual Methods. 2025;24:16094069241312792. doi:10.1177/16094069241312792
Odhiambo LA, Stephens PC, Cheruvu VK, Zullo MD. Enhancing disease and management knowledge among Black Americans with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Health Promot. 2025;39(4):654-657. doi:10.1177/08901171241307432
Orlins EO, Bransteter I, Chatfield SL. Adolescent perceptions of teen suicide: implications from focus groups. Youth Soc. 2025;57(2):191-210. doi:10.1177/0044118X241279873
Smith TC. HIV denial in the COVID era. AIDS Behav. 2025;29(2):309-316. doi:10.1007/s10461-024-04528-3
Smith TC. Missed connections. Science. 2025;388(6745):369. doi:10.1126/science.adv9772
Step MM, Catania LA, Smith JM, Lewis SA, Bitar Y, Cheruvu V, Berg K, Hallam JS, Avery AK. Evaluation of the Positive Peers mobile application for supporting viral suppression of young people with HIV: protocol for a concurrent mixed-methods evaluation with a randomized controlled clinical trial and observational cohort. JMIR Res Protoc. In press.
VanGeest JB, Johnson TP, Kapousouz E. Monetary incentives in clinician surveys: an analysis and systematic review with a focus on establishing best practices. Eval Health Prof. 2025;48(2):256-276. doi:10.1177/01632787241295794
Zhang X, Zhu J, Kenne DR, Jin R. Teenager substance use on Reddit: mixed-methods computational analysis of frames and emotions. J Med Internet Res. 2025;27:e59338. doi:10.2196/59338
Zhu J, Zhang X, Jin R, Jiang H, Kenne DR. Probing public perceptions of antidepressants on social media: mixed methods study. JMIR Form Res. 2025;9:e62680. doi:10.2196/62680